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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 4, 1925)
hi-. fflTTDFOTCTF MATT nTTRTTNT!, MTITVPOTIP. 0T?Tli'(VC. FTCTTOY, STTT'FMP.TIT? "4. 102" SURVIVORS OF DISASTER TELL OF EXPERIENCE CAIJnVEIX, Ohio, Sept. 4. (Py the Afutooliiieil PreH.) l,fuitntint Commander K. K. KoNomlithl buv 1)10 following nerouni or the Slw-tuiiidmiM wreck anil hlH thrilling (wane tit The . Awwclitied Pi'sh ronvNiiinninni. Commander Konemliihl paid: "I went on duly at 3:30 11. m. to relieve Lieutenant Commander 1,. Hancock, who -waft navigating the ship. We wore on a line headed wcKt between BvpnvIHo and Cambridge. "Weather conditions were bad. There was lightning and squnlls. Although we hud all engines going we could make no ground speed. The storm crept upon us from the northwest. We tried to turn Kouth. Then the line squall hit us. It lifted us from an altitude of'sf.mi () 4f,00 feet, where we. righted the ship for a few minutes, only to he taken up again for an alti tude of 7HHI feet. "The: vertical alt current was so strong that It cnn-h-d flirt ship heaven ward in spllo of IS degrees inclina tion of 'the nose of the .ship. "We released helium through the hand valves, expecting this to check the ascension. Wo hud dropped over hoard all water and I had started from the control uf the ship to the keel in an effort to throw overboard fuel. "At this moment there was a crash. I heard the struts breaking and saw the nose of the ship parting' from, the control compartment. A second later I heard another crash, which must have been the control compartment of the-ship hitting the ground. It was in this compartment that Com mander f:ins'donine ami the others were killed. "The nose of the ship started across country at about 25 miles speed, brushing trees ami u house or a barn. We handled the nose as if it were a free balloon and landed safely at Sharon, 12 miles from the place where the control ship dropped. "McCarthy wns forward in the nose and was injured when he was knocked overboard. "Those with me in the nose of the ship were Colonel C. C. Mall, United States army observer; Lieutenant W. G. Mayer, Lieutenant J. B. Anderson, Chief Machinist's Mate Halliburton. Chief Machinist's Mate Shci'owKz. and C. J. McCarthy, aviation chief rigger." In the weird half light of the early morning storm, with angry clouds hanging In the heavens, rent inter mittently hy flecks of lightning, the families of S. O. Davis and Frank Nelson,- farmers, living near Ava, watched the death struggles between the clements'and the giant dirigible. t They saw the Shenandoah stand motionless in the air for 15 minutes. They saw her dart upward under the terrific air pressure, saw her buffeted and tossed, first In one direction, then In another, finally to be torn to pieces by the angry demons of the air. White-faced and powerless, eyes fixed toward the heavens, they saw the death struggle In its tragic climax saw the Shenandoah, after darting upwards perhaps 200 feet, settle slow ly. Then with her nose pointing per pendicularly toward the sky she was literally torn asunder. The nose drifted away in the dark ness while the remainder of the craft, carrying all members of the crew who were killed, except Lieutenant K. W. Hheppard, crashed earthward. Hven then the, terrific winds, as though loath to be cheated of their victims, renched out hungry hands to tear Into still smaller fragments the dismem bered portions of the ill-fated aircraft. IS BEGIN E AIR STATION AS RESULT TRAGEDY II. Ills miitiiiiihIIius nl all liim'K." Kor tlio IHuaom tho lloarxl-lSnillh , controversy has oversnmloweil the no. t IvilliM of Mayor Ilylan and Suite Sennlor Walker whom the puLII-hoi-I ,,.,, i,c. nomination un.l Iho citvcriitir are MimrtiiiK, i-e. I I'rt'Mtlriil i'anjilK In Italn. miectively, for the democratic noin-I SWAM I'KCOTT, Musk., Neit. 4. A. Illation at the iirinftirK'x ttcptmiher I .) A heavy rnln overlook Prel- 1 "1, anil of the three caiiiliilateH for the Lieut i'ooIMko during hln dally walk I more thi'n a mile from honi wan prepared for the nirsofli4y hiifrjf ever, and donned a. slicker .which, ht carried, trudging back to Whire'cWr'j over slippery roads, little the worse, fro' the experience. - : ft ,l " T E RAN' FRANCISCO. Sept. 4. ( A. P.) The wide gap of years between lhe California gold rush and today Is be ing bridged by memory ami fancy this week-end as aged sojih and daughters of the stale mingle with the new gen eiailun in celebrating the seventy fifth anniversary of the admission iif California to .statehood. The California diamond Jubilee will provide San Krunclsco and Its visitors with a week of historical pageantry, gaiety, color and light, songs and duncing. It is the city's brightem curnlvul since the immemorial Panama-Pacific exposition. Hotels and hopies are filling with the fun-makers. The jubilee opens tomorrow night with a grand ball at the civic audi torium. It will he n costume dance and the feature will he the coronation of Queen California. Fireworks in iht'clvlc center will add to the color ful spectacle of downtown buildings and streets Illuminated with every de sign and huo a lavish imagination could supply. Kvery day next week will see pa rades or pageants'of some sort, with ihe joy zone uiong the Kmbarcado a hive of fun. Admission day, Wed nesday, will provide spectacles tracing the history of California from tho Spanish occupation. Vice President Charles O. Dnwes will bo there to represent the federal government. Foreign governments have desig nated special representatives. The Japanese cruiser Tama is here to help celebrate, and two Itritish warships, the light cruiser Capetown and the destroyer Patrician, will arrive Mon day. Major Carrion, aid-de-camp to King Alphonso of Spain, is here and will be feted extensively. . WASHINGTON. Sept. 4. fA. P.) j The disastrous loss of the dirigible ! Shenandoah apparently has thrown the navy's whole future policy with respect to llghter-thau-air craft into a state of uncertainty. Out of this niny come n decision to elose down the navy's air station at Is now conNidcrin,etaoi2 vj VJ Lakehurst, N. .1. Secretary Wilbur Is now considering tho best course to pursue and has n definite plan' In mind, hut will discuss the matter widely with naval experts before an nouncing any decision. The collapse of the Shennndonh. oc. currlng In the shadow of the failure to find trace of the PN-0 No. 1. lost In the attempted non stop flight to Hawaii, has not broken the navy's de termination to carry forward aircraft development to the utmost, but Sec retary Wilbur has decreed that the rewards must be co,ual to the risk. As. its third reverse In several weeks, the navy also Is contemplat ing now the ftallure of Its planes to achieve their major mission with the MacMillan expedition In the Arete. From all of these, however. Secretary Wilbur drawn the reassuring convic tion that In tho expanse of the Atlan tic nnd Pacific oceans iho United States has a bulwark of defense of which there Is little fear of pene tration hy enemy present day aircraft operating from a home base, sideration a future program with.U Whatever decision is reached as to the Lakehurst station and the Los Angeles, there will be n period of en forced inactivity for both for several months at least. Tho loss of helium in the wreck of the Shenandoah leaves on hand only about half of ihe volume of gas necessary to inflate the Los Angeles. Skull, Believed to Be That of Slain Nurse, Discovered 4 OAKLAND, Cal., Sept. 4 (A. fr P.) A woman's skull was found under the ' Bay Farm Island bridge which connects the island 4 4 with the Alameda county main- 4 land today, by Harry Young, 4 4 bridge tender. Nearby was :- a 4 portion of what appeared to be r a human thigh bone and a worn 4 an's blue, fur-trimmed coat. Tho 4- 4 exhibits will be turned over to 4 4 Dr. E. Oi Helnrich, criminologist; 4 4 for confirmation of the belief 4 ! 4 that they are portions of the dls- 4 4 membered body of Bessie Fergu 4 4 son Loren, Oakland nurse. 4 4 JACKSONVILLE CITIZEN Miles C. Overholt, reported In press dispatches from Los Anucles, Calif., as missing from his homo, and thought to be a victim of aphasia, is a former resident of Jacksonville, nnd ' is well known throughout the Ilogue River valley. He has relatives living In this county. Overholt spent his boyhood days In Jacksonville, and stnrted his newspaper career on the Jackson ville Times. He later was n feature writer on tho Portlnnd Journnl. Annut ten years ago, he went to Ios Angeles, and engaged in motion pic ture magazina work. Ho has not been in the best of health fpr several months., Ho (s 4S years old. NEW YORK, Sept. 4 --(A. P.) The United ;States dirigible Shenandoah loft her station at Lakehurst, N. J., n few minutes after 4 o'clock Wednes day afternoon for a flight over tho mid-west that was to carry the big air vessel over eleven stntes and to points in Minnesota before she returned. She waa last reported passing over T.m Grove, four miles east of Wheel ing, W. Va at 1:46 a. m. nnd wns heading due west, showing three lights nt a height of 1000 feet. The Shenandoah wns In command of Captain Zachary Lansdowne. with a crew of officers nnd men number ing about forty-five. One of the features of the trip was to hi! A parachute Jump by Chief Pet ty Officer Frank Master, who. on the return trip of the Hhennndoah was to take a parachute Jump from the air ship at Akron. Ohio, where he was to "drop In" on his wife and newly born son. ; The Shennndonh was expected hack nt Lakehurst hy Sunday night or Mon day. The shennndonh. after leaving Wheeling was scheduled to pass over Columbus, Ohio, Indianapolis, Intl.. nnd Scott Field, 111., where sho wns to land and refuel. Today she was to have renewed her flight westward, passing over St. Joseph. Mo., Kansas City, Des Moines, Iowa, Eau Claire, wis.. Fondu Lac, Minneapolis and St. Paul and Detroit When the Shenandoah reached Detroit It was planned to tie her up to the new mooring mast. , After circling ver n few Michigan cities on Sunday morning the Shen nndonh waa to ha headed homeward. abblt Mnranvlllc llr-lens. CHICAGO, 8ept. a-A. TM Wal r Rabbit" Maratfvllle today re. "'uned os manager of lhe Chl(;o National league baseball club. George Clb:i, coach of the club, was ap pointed acting manager for the re malnder of the season. COAL CO. HAS NEW MEDFORD OFFICE According to nn announcement made today by H. O. Hansen, the headquarters of the Hansen Coal company has been moved to the offices of the Eads Trnnsfer & Storage Co., on North Front street. Improved office faculties will enaoio this firm to improve their service to people in southern Oregon, accord ing to Mr. Hansen nnd quantities of al are now on hand, to meet me demnnd this fall. Mr. Hansen has extended to the people of southern Oregon a cordial Invitation to coll at the Hansen i.oni company s new ornces on ionn Front street If they are desirous or any Information on the fuel situa tion this season. IE IS DECLARED OFF PORTLAND. Ore', Sept. 4 The so-called "egg war" between mem bers of the dairy exchange, thnt threatened the local market for the past two days Is over. Pence has been declared and the exchange nuntntlons are again the official Portlnnd nrlces. Today the market Is 14 to 4 rents higher with extrns again nt ihe 42 rent level on the dairy board. Firsts arc up a cent nt 3S cents and pullet eggs nre posted two cents higher nt j;cents. Current receipts are a haltwcent higher ot 33 He net. Cook with NI5W YORK, Stpt. 4. (A. P.)- Clashes between Governor Smith and William 'Randolph. Hearst In the mu nicipal primary campaign continue with, references. to: "Billingsgate," "bunk," "bull." and various- other characterizations. In a letter from Los Angeles pub lished, today Mr. Hearst describes an attack by the governor as a "vulgar tirade thnt any resident of Rllllngs gate or occupant of the alcoholic ward of Rellevue could have written." i Mr. Hearst Insisted that the gov ernor meet W. O. McAdoo nt the Rltz and agreed on 'Davis. Ho called tho governor "Alibi A!." Mr. Heai'Rt said he wns an Inde pendent In politics nnd that Govern or Smith Inadvertantly told the truth In declaring the publisher wn'i not a democrat. "I cannot bo n democrat," Mr. Hearst wrote, "while a squalid, venal, trafficking Tammnny boss poses Im pudently os tho democrat!': Under of New York City. The governor, after describing Iho publisher's letters as "bunk." referred to them nt a rally as shipments of "bull" to New York nnd proceeded: "What man can talk to him (Hearst) In ony kind of Innguage ex cept Billingsgate: what man enn tall: to him in any other language except the kind thnt you would expect to find in thealcnhnllc ward because that Makes Delicious Candy THERE'S nothing like Carnation Milk to make rich, smooth-grained, deli cious candy. Try it and see. Writ for Cmtnalien Cook Boot ton uinittg 100 Mory Blokt ritiptt Cni'iuillon Milk Products Co. 4T4 Uilnn St., Portlnnd, Ore You can dilute the dnutilc'rich omenta of thil c.n until ttie m fiuwe with pure milk 1 'Trom Contented Cows" toil, CirutlM MUk rreeictt Cuu Goin This seasori'end sale hits straight from the shoulder Reduced Prices on 60 Suits HART SCHAffNER & MARK 4 and Other Good Makes 2f at Price Sizes 35 to 44 Because we need room for new goods Because we won't let our stocks get old on our hands-and carried over - hots of good things are left. Lines are. broken, of course, but you'll find all sizes here, . many in the best patterns of the season. At any rate the clothes are just as good ai they ever were even better because of lower prices . it:., THE TOGGERY Bigger and Better Than Ever, Jackson County Fair, Septemher 16-19 IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIM j : ,,,,11 " lit .lll. ft A NEWER, FINER 1926 JEWETT; NOW INlMEDFORD ON DISPLAY IN OUR SHOW ROOMS '1 , 53 11 i Crater Lake Automotive Cor If 123-25 So. Front Page and J ewett Dealers ' i. Phone 202 E i js i Bigger and Better Than Ever, Jackson County Fair, September 16-19. si ItillllllllllllllllllllllllM
